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Leclerc urges Ferrari to bring planned F1 upgrades forward

Archive photograph: Charles Leclerc · 2026-05-13Archive photo · 2026-05-13 · Gabriel Hutchinson · CC BY-SA 4.0

Leclerc wants Ferrari to bring its planned upgrades forward as early as possible, but says he does not expect them to transform the team’s performance.

GPBeat · Newsroom09 Oct 2026, 14:00 · 1 min

Charles Leclerc has urged Ferrari to introduce upgrades planned for the next few races as early as possible.

He does not expect the changes to transform Ferrari’s performance. Leclerc said the team needs smaller steps in the right direction, and pointed to McLaren and Red Bull as rivals he believes have recently made similar progress.

For the Singapore weekend, Ferrari had declared no car updates, while McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull had each declared changes.

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